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John D. Sheppard obituary

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… , professor emeritus in accountancy, died Oct. 15 . He was 83. Sheppard retired in 1992 after 27 years of service. He joined WMU as an assistant professor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27929

Geraldine J. Bowen obituary

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… University staff member, died Wednesday, Dec. 5 . She was 94. Bowen, of Lakeland, Fla., was a cashier for the WMU … She joined the WMU staff in 1972 and retired in 1982 after nearly 10 years of service to the University. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3708

Vision for the future: Grad works toward more accessible world

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… Vision for the future: Grad works toward more accessible world Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jeffery Crouch breezed through his healthcare services and sciences bachelor's degree and is ready to get … for the birth of my daughter, led to me leaving school after just one semester and taking the next five years off," …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/graduate-success-healthcare-services-sciences-jeffery-crouch

Dr. Sherwood Cordier obituary

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… history at Western Michigan University, died Aug. 20 . He was 89. Cordier joined the faculty in 1956 and retired in 1990 after 33 years of service to the University. Survivors include his wife, Mary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48622

James W. Dempsey obituary

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… at Western Michigan University, died July 12 . He was 84. Dempsey joined the staff of what is now the Office of Admissions in 1973 and retired in 1991 after 17 years of service to the University. After starting his WMU career as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28449

WMU alumna Anika Johnson threads sustainability into Kalamazoo with secondhand boutiques

College of Education and Human Development

… in the Zoo, an outdoor secondhand market in Kalamazoo, and after much success, Johnson began to see the potential.  "I t wasn’t until the pop-up on the Kalamazoo Mall that we … on the mall and began her business. Great Lakes Thrift Co. was a tremendous success and not shortly after, Johnson …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2023/02/anika-johnson

From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles

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… as an outpatient dietician at Bronson Methodist Hospital after graduating with his master's degree in nutrition and … systems in military helicopters to helping steer patients toward healthy nutritional choices—and he couldn't be happier. … completed several credits already during his military service, Fischer was able to jump right into his program at …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed

WMU celebrates fall 2024 graduates at Dec. 14 commencement

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… stories KALAMAZOO, Mich. —Western Michigan University will award over 800 bachelor’s degrees, more than 250 master’s … College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, and College of Aviation Along with the conferring … more information. WMU holds formal graduation ceremonies after the fall and spring semesters, as well as the summer I …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/fall-2024-commencement-details

Judy K. Dunn obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died April 27 . She was 74. Dunn joined the WMU staff in 1974 and retired in 2002 after more than 27 years of service to the University. At the time of retirement, she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33023

Career Cruising with Kurt Kraczon – Laying the Foundation for a Successful Career in Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… many Americans, Covid 19 did a pretty good job of "taketh away" for Kurt Kraczon, but it also did a bit of "giveth" for … on the first day of his safety internship with Republic Airways. May 2023 Raised in Portland, an Ionia County community … from Detroit, his parents moved to Portland shortly after their marriage and raised three children.  One sister …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/kraczon